Evidence of weak contaminant-related oxidative stress in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from the Canadian arctic

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1058-1073

  Wayland, Mark ^a   Hoffman, David J ^b   Mallory, Mark L ^a   Alisauskas, Ray T ^a   Stebbins, Katherine R ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MERCURY; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIRD; CANADA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; LARUS HYPERBOREUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; CANADA; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MERCURY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SELENIUM;

LARUS HYPERBOREUS;

EID: 77953253347     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2010.481619     Document Type: Article

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